Alison Garnham

Alison Garnham is an experienced leader in the field of social policy and child welfare, serving as Chief Executive of Child Poverty Action Group UK since 2010. Prior to this role, Alison held the position of Chief Executive at Daycare Trust (now Coram Family and Childcare) from 2006 to 2010 and served as Director of Policy, Research and Information at One Parent Families (now Gingerbread) from 1997 to 2006. Additional experience includes serving as a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at London Metropolitan University and a Welfare Rights Training Officer at Child Poverty Action Group UK, where significant policy work on the Child Support Act was undertaken. Earlier roles included Welfare Rights Officer positions at Peterborough CAB and Halifax CAB, as well as a course tutor at Swarthmore Centre for Adult Education.